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Guinness · BurritoLeah Shutkever WR30.75sHer 42nd Guinness title Challenge · Montreal · Oct 4BeardMeatsFoodWonEpic Ladder Burger10:57 MLE · Pancakes · Sep 26Joey Chestnut WR40Max Stanford28 MLE · Cozy Dogs · Sep 26Patrick Bertoletti WR51Darrien Thomas37.5 TV · DiscoveryMen v. FoodComingFitzpatrick and Wilfork MLE · Tamales · Sep 26James Webb86Derek Hendrickson55
39.5M YouTube subscribers across eight eating channels
30,000Fans at Coney Island on July 4
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The sport's biggest stage isn't a stage

Nathan's draws a crowd of about 30,000 every Fourth of July. Eight eating channels on YouTube have a combined 39.5 million subscribers, led by former Nathan's champ Matt Stonie at 16.4 million and BeardMeatsFood at about 6.9 million. Some of these creators compete in Major League Eating. Some set Guinness records. Some never step on a contest stage. Together they are where most people now watch competitive eating. Read the story

Eatletes staff · Subscriber counts are the latest public figures from each source linked in the creator cards below. Read the full story

42Guinness · Aug 4Leah Shutkever's record count after a three-record day in London 10MCreators · SepTzuyang says she'll "eat in moderation" as YouTube tightens rules

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Oct 11BeardMeatsFoodThe unbeaten spicy challenge at a petrol station cafeWings, strips, kebab meat, a 26oz burger and about 4lb of fries in Dynamite Sauce, at Pitstopp in West Yorkshire. Nobody had beaten it. He did, in 28:55. Oct 1Leah ShutkeverNobody had finished the '999 Emergency' mixed grill Oct 4BeardMeatsFoodMontreal's Epic Ladder Burger, fried KitKat included Sep 21Randy SantelThe 'Spank Me' poutine burger at La Belle et La Boeuf Sep 17Leah ShutkeverThe Fat Birds full English nobody had finished

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The creators

Latest public subscriber counts
MSMatt StonieSan Jose, CA
CreatorLeague
16.4MYouTube

Speed-eating videos since 2012. Beat Joey Chestnut to win Nathan's in 2015.

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BMBeardMeatsFoodLeeds, England
CreatorChallenges
6.9MYouTube

Restaurant challenges worldwide. Among the most-watched food channels on YouTube by median views.

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FPFurious PeteToronto, ON
CreatorChallenges
4.9MYouTube

Speed challenges and big-plate attempts.

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BCBadlands BookerQueens, NY
CreatorLeague
3.68MYouTube

BadlandsChugs: drink-chugging challenges. Still on MLE stages, including Toronto poutine this fall.

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LBL.A. BeastNew Jersey
CreatorRecords
3.39MYouTube

Extreme challenges and stunts. The eater Leah Shutkever names as her inspiration.

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RSRandy SantelMilwaukee, WI
CreatorChallenges
1.84MYouTube

More than a decade of restaurant challenges. Founder of FoodChallenges.com.

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RHRaina HuangLos Angeles, CA
CreatorTikTok
6.3MTikTok · 1.25M YouTube

RainaisCrazy: restaurant challenges, biggest on TikTok.

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KEKatina Eats KilosMilwaukee, WI
CreatorChallenges
1.16MYouTube

Weekly restaurant challenges and food travel. Former bodybuilder. Often teams with Randy Santel.

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Full profiles are coming, and every creator reviews their own before it goes live. Want yours added? hello@eatletes.com

Creators, TV and business

Records · Aug 4Shutkever reclaims the burrito record at Guinness HQShe finished one in 30.75 seconds, beating Miki Sudo's 2022 mark, and set churro and strawberry records the same day. Creators · SepYouTube cuts ads on binge-eating contentKorean mukbang creators including DietJo and Miso lost monetization as YouTube enforced its eating-disorder rules. TV · DiscoveryMen v. Food brings back the challenge-show formatRyan Fitzpatrick and Vince Wilfork will take on food challenges in NFL cities. Sharp Entertainment, which made the original, is producing. Challenges · Oct 4BeardMeatsFood takes Montreal's Epic Ladder BurgerBeef patties, bacon, brie, peanut butter and a fried KitKat, finished in 10:57 at La Belle et La Boeuf.

Record book

Verified at source
FoodRecordHolderSetSource
Hot dogs and bunsMLE · 10 min76Joey Chestnut2021MLE
Burrito, fastestGuinness30.75sLeah Shutkever2026GWR
Hot dogs and buns, women'sMLE · 10 min51Miki Sudo2024AP
PancakesMLE · 10 min40Joey Chestnut2026MLE
ChurrosGuinness · 1 min8Leah Shutkever2026IBT
Cozy DogsMLE · 10 min51Patrick Bertoletti2026MLE
StrawberriesGuinness · 1 min613gLeah Shutkever2026IBT
Hermanaki wingsMLE · 10 min242Joey Chestnut2025MLE
Krystal hamburgersMLE · 8 min103Joey Chestnut2007MLE

League, Guinness and challenge records in one place, each with its source. Spot an error? hello@eatletes.com

Contest results

MLE
Nathan's Famous · Hot dogs · Jul 4Final
  1. 1Joey Chestnut66
  2. 2Patrick Bertoletti51
  3. 3James Webb47.5
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World Pancake · Williamsburg · Sep 26Final
  1. 1Joey Chestnut WR40
  2. 2Max Stanford28
  3. 3Nick Wehry27
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Smoke's Poutine · Toronto · Sep 19Final
  1. 1Joey Chestnut21.25 lb
  2. 2Max Stanford18.5 lb
  3. T3Thomas, Wehry15 lb
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